Jobs at The Mary Rose
Are you the person we're looking for?
Are you the person we're looking for?
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Join our award-winning team of volunteers
We are excited to offer an opportunity for new Visitor Experience Team Members to join our world class Mary Rose Museum situated in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We are looking for passionate individual to welcome our guests with high levels of customer service and interaction to bring to life the 500-year-old iconic Mary Rose ship and over 19,000 artefacts.
As part of your role, you will be responsible for
As a confident communicator you will be comfortable engaging with visitors to consistently exceed their expectations whilst ensuring that commercial targets are achieved.
Our Visitor Experience Team Members also have an opportunity to work within the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Visitor Centre where you will spend time greeting visitors at the start of their visit creating a great first impression. Whilst working on the tills offering information and selling tickets promoting the Mary Rose and NMRN attractions available.
Candidates who apply early and meet the shortlisting criteria will be invited to interview before the closing date. We may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date if we find enough suitable candidates ahead of the 15th October.
Interested? Please email your CV to [email protected] with a short covering letter explaining why you are the best candidate, outlining your previous experience in customer facing roles, confirming which position you are interested in and why you are interested in the position.
Please Note: This role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as part of Naval Base Security Clearance.
Unfortunately we do not currently have any academic opportunities available.
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‘Being a volunteer is a privilege to be able to share knowledge of the Mary Rose to a large variety of visitors from all over the World. It is interesting, fun and tremendously satisfying to be part of the team.’
Find out more about volunteering at the Mary Rose Museum
Working within the galleries, you will engage and support a diverse range of visitors, sharing facts about the ship and its collection and helping to bring the museum experience to life. You will also have the opportunity to volunteer alongside our Events Team and support our Learning Centre Team.
Volunteering is a great opportunity to meet new people of all ages, so whether you are a student or retired, everyone is welcome!
As part of our training scheme you will undergo an initial induction, shadow an existing volunteer, and full support and ongoing training will also be provided.
While no previous knowledge or experience is necessary, we hope you will have an interest in working with children and young people, are creative, and have an enthusiasm for engaging with others. You will have the confidence and ability to talk to family groups and to supervise fun, hands-on activities. There may be an opportunity to plan and develop family activities and workshops in the future.
We give a full museum, health and safety and security induction to new volunteers
Each year we organise an extensive training program which volunteers take part in to refresh their knowledge which will include Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training
We ask for a minimum of one day a week during school holidays (between 11:00 – 4pm) and one day, one weekend a month
To apply for the role, please contact us via [email protected] and we will arrange a date for you to come in for an interview for the role. Once an interview is completed, we will then require two references for you before you can start.
Our aim is to have speakers all around the country so we can share the history of the ship and her crew with as many communities as possible. We are always on the lookout for new speakers so why not join them?
Talks can be requested for any day of the week and at various times, but you will have the opportunity to decide whether or not you can fit it into your schedule.
We will provide you with a standard PowerPoint presentation to help you get started, which you would be welcome to add to with your own research as you learn more.
Depending on bookings, you may only do 1 or 2 talks a month. Travel expenses will be reimbursed.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer with us, are aged over the age of 16 and available from 09:45am-17:30 for at least one day each week we would like to hear from you.
Fill out this form, and let us know you are interested. Our volunteer coordinator will be in touch within a few days.